Central Facilities Unit (Cfu) - Studer D950 Operating Instructions Manual

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Central Facilities Unit (CFU)

INP CH INP CH
IN 1 IN 2
GRP CH GRP CH
IN 1 IN 2
MON CH MON CH
BUS TRACK
FADER SWAP FADER SWAP
AUX 1 AUX 2
MONO MONO
FADER SWAP FADER SWAP
AUX 3 AUX 4
MONO MONO
FADER SWAP FADER SWAP
AUX 1 AUX 2
STEREO STEREO
FADER SWAP FADER SWAP
AUX 4
AUX 3
STEREO STEREO
COPY
FADERS
STRIP
METER
LOCK
VU
EDIT
CTRL
GROUP
GRM
EDIT
FACILITY
Date printed: 03.09.03
The Central Facilities Unit is used to implement some often needed, global
operations. This unit is installed in the central area of the console and is
labeled as FACILITY. Dimensions: 40.6 × 190 mm.
INP CH IN 1, INP CH IN 2
GRP CH IN 1, GRP CH IN 2
MON CH BUS, MON CH TRACK
This set of keys will switch all channels belonging to a specific channel
type from IN1 to IN2 input.
The channel types are:
• Input channel Mono and Stereo: Switched with the INP CH IN 1/IN 2
keys.
• Group channels: Switched with the GRP CH IN 1/IN 2 keys.
• Monitor channels: Switched with the MON CH BUS/TRACK keys.
For Group Channels the keys enable switching of inputs to Groups be-
tween Bus (IN 1) and the other input (IN 2), which can be patched, for ex-
ample, to recording machine returns to provide quick monitoring.
FADER SWAP MONO AUX 1...4
FADER SWAP STEREO AUX 1...4
These keys enable the AUX level control function to be assigned tempo-
rarily to the faders, and vice versa. This function simplifies, for example,
headphone pre-mixes on AUX buses, etc. During operation, the original
AUX level rotary encoders will alter the corresponding fader levels.
COPY FADERS
These switches copy fader settings to AUX. For example, if a rough mix
has already been prepared on the faders, it can be very useful to be able
copy these fader levels to the AUX level controls for headphone mixes,
etc.
When COPY FADERS is activated, the Mono/Stereo AUX 1 through 4
FADER SWAP keys are used to copy the fader-level settings to the se-
lected AUX-level settings.
METER VU
This switch globally changes the characteristics of the digital channel-
related meters from PPM to VU, and vice versa.
GRM
This switch enables display of gain-reduction on the right channel bar
graph. GRM values are only displayed when the channel's dynamics unit
is active.
STRIP LOCK EDIT
This key activates Strip Lock Edit mode, which allows the user to select
which channel strips will not change when Strip Lock is engaged. Once
engaged, channel strips may be selected by pressing their CH SEL keys.
CTRL GROUP EDIT
This key activates the Control Group Edit mode, which allows the user to
select which channels will be members of a Control Group. Once engaged,
use CH SEL keys to select the Control Group Master and to assign the
group members. Engaging the CTRL GROUP EDIT key will open the
Control Group Filter screen on the GC, where parameters to be controlled
are selected and a Group name can be set.
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